University Press Releases

$12 Million Gift from Real Estate Investor Ed Dowd Advances the Role of Arts in Education at Santa Clara University

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

Ed Dowd, a veteran real-estate investor, financier, and CEO who has learned the healing qualities of art, has donated $12 million to Santa Clara University to help build a grand, three-story art and art history facility on campus by 2016.

Tickets to be Released for Dalai Lama’s Santa Clara University Visit

Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

Tickets for the Dalai Lama’s first visit to Santa Clara University will be released for public sale Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 9 a.m. The event entitled “Business, Ethics, and Compassion: A Public Dialogue” will take place at the Leavey Event Center Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. and is sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at SCU and Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.

Where the Rebound Ends: New Report to Show Continued Growth in “Meal Gap” in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties Despite Improving Economy

Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014

Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties and Santa Clara University will release new data Friday that shows the “meal gap” in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties grew by 4 percent in the past year.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama to speak at Santa Clara University

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will visit Santa Clara University Feb. 24 for a day of discussion entitled “Compassion, Business, and Ethics: A Dialogue with the Dalai Lama.” The event is co-sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University and Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education.